Butlins Skegness, Lincolnshire, England
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Butlins Skegness Reviews
" we went to butlins as a party of 8... "
Submitted By: Miss C Fearon
we went to butlins as a party of 8 and although we all had a brilliant time the only downside was that by the end of the week we had all got food poisoning from the restaurant we were eating our meals from! Would deffinately go back but when my son is a little bit older, he 18months and there wasn't a right lot for him to do!
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" I have been going to Butlins for over... "
Submitted By: Mr P Anonymous
I have been going to Butlins for over 25 years, I know a lot of it was free in the 'olden' days and you now have to pay for a lot of the extras, but hey this is what its is like nowadays, they wouldn’t be here at all if they had staid as there were in the 1970’s.
But what do all the people winging on here expect? Butlins is a profit making company and not a state owned leisure complex. So for the wingers to say that they are only out to get your money is a totally crap excuse for a bad holiday, Do they go around doing work or services for people for free? The whole point of a company is to make a profit for there shareholders etc.
So why do they go and expect everything to be free?
Butlins don’t say everything is free in there brochures or website, they clearly state that there are extra charges for some stuff.
I have always gone to Butlins knowing this and have always had a very good holiday,
We went 3 times this year and are going again in Dec 08; we went to Skegness twice and Minehead once.
We went in silver half board, the chalet was what you would expect from the equivalent of £15 per person per day and that included 2 very hearty meals a day,
Well find it cheaper and I guarantee you it would be a lot worse than what you get at Butlins. The chalet was clean, and presentable, cos I know I aint it the Ritz or staying in a £400 a night hotel.
We always go out shopping at Skegness and Ingoldmills during the day and also go to the seal sanctuary and spend the night watching the excellent shows (that are free), and even tho the alcohol is a little pricy you don’t HAVE to buy it, you can sit and watch it without any. (Beer & lager approx £2.70 a pint, coca cola approx £1.50 a glass so it’s around the same as my local pub give or take 20p)
I think all the people winging about it should pay 3 times as much and go to a posh hotel or sommat. Butlins never say it’s all free and are just another company trying to survive in hard times, I would prefer it to be as it is than not to have it at all……..
Me, the wife, kids and grandkids are looking forward to our next holiday in Dec
But what do all the people winging on here expect? Butlins is a profit making company and not a state owned leisure complex. So for the wingers to say that they are only out to get your money is a totally crap excuse for a bad holiday, Do they go around doing work or services for people for free? The whole point of a company is to make a profit for there shareholders etc.
So why do they go and expect everything to be free?
Butlins don’t say everything is free in there brochures or website, they clearly state that there are extra charges for some stuff.
I have always gone to Butlins knowing this and have always had a very good holiday,
We went 3 times this year and are going again in Dec 08; we went to Skegness twice and Minehead once.
We went in silver half board, the chalet was what you would expect from the equivalent of £15 per person per day and that included 2 very hearty meals a day,
Well find it cheaper and I guarantee you it would be a lot worse than what you get at Butlins. The chalet was clean, and presentable, cos I know I aint it the Ritz or staying in a £400 a night hotel.
We always go out shopping at Skegness and Ingoldmills during the day and also go to the seal sanctuary and spend the night watching the excellent shows (that are free), and even tho the alcohol is a little pricy you don’t HAVE to buy it, you can sit and watch it without any. (Beer & lager approx £2.70 a pint, coca cola approx £1.50 a glass so it’s around the same as my local pub give or take 20p)
I think all the people winging about it should pay 3 times as much and go to a posh hotel or sommat. Butlins never say it’s all free and are just another company trying to survive in hard times, I would prefer it to be as it is than not to have it at all……..
Me, the wife, kids and grandkids are looking forward to our next holiday in Dec
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Our first Butlins holiday, i was very... "
Submitted By: Miss M Gallacher
Our first Butlins holiday, i was very dissapointed with the chalet it was dirty and smelt of damp, the floor had not been cleaned due to the fact that my partner found a tablet of some kind be the side of the sofa bed, the kitchenette area was discusting, how excited i was i heard a cleaner would be poping round mid week to clean the chalet, what a dissapointment she cleaned the shower room and that was it, SACK THE CLEANER. The bedding was clean, thank goodness.
We had to que up for a long time at the check in, children where very bored. The entertaintment was good if you have the patients to stand in a que for over an hour and then there is no guarentee you will get a seat, just be prepared to que up for long periods of time.
I found things were not expensive at all though, my young son enjoyed his stay, and my teenage daughters are bugging me to go back as they had a lot of freedom within the complex as it is secure so teenagers will love it and you dont have to worry about giving them a little freedom.
The beach is two minute walk away, would i go back again?? nooooooooooo
We had to que up for a long time at the check in, children where very bored. The entertaintment was good if you have the patients to stand in a que for over an hour and then there is no guarentee you will get a seat, just be prepared to que up for long periods of time.
I found things were not expensive at all though, my young son enjoyed his stay, and my teenage daughters are bugging me to go back as they had a lot of freedom within the complex as it is secure so teenagers will love it and you dont have to worry about giving them a little freedom.
The beach is two minute walk away, would i go back again?? nooooooooooo
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Fantastic went with another family we... "
Submitted By: Mrs L KIRK
Fantastic went with another family we stayed in self catering gold and the others stayed in silver half board both apts were extremely clean and well maintained. Cleaners came in every day except sun and tues and left clean towels, made beds and hoovered. The surounding areas of the camp were spotless maintained to the highest standards. The entertainment was brill loads 2 do for both my kids aged 8 and 4 they especially loved ben 10's 4 arms and angelina ballerina. The swimming was great, loads of slides for both swimmers and non swimmers even have a toddler area. The fairground was good no charge for various rides not all rides were free extra charge for go karts and quads and bouncing castle. Loads of out door parks and also an in door soft pay area all very clean. The night time entertainment was great you have enough on for both adults and children with choice of going into reds which has entertainment from all the characters and red coats later on they have shows that suits adults such as caberet and x factor and britains got tallent if you get board of reds then you can try centre stage which as acts such as britains got tallent of caberet or if u fancy an early night then u can watch the red coats and skyline gang in the pavillion which ends at 9. The restaurants and shops are slightly overpriced but if your self catering theres a Morrisons,Tescos and Iceland 2 miles away. weve stayed at other holiday parks in the past if you've stayed at pontins then think of that but 20 times bigger and better.
If holidaying in england would'nt go anywhere else definately going back i found that my kids enjoyed there holiday in butlins so much more than when we go abroad.
If holidaying in england would'nt go anywhere else definately going back i found that my kids enjoyed there holiday in butlins so much more than when we go abroad.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" I have read all the reviews on this... "
Submitted By: Miss S Looby
I have read all the reviews on this and actually agree with the good and the bad.
We had a lovely silver apartment which was nice and clean however I understand they are not all like that and it would have spoilt our holiday had we not had such a clean room.
We went to see "Strike" as my little boy loves them and we had to queue from 5 - 6 p.m. just to get in and just about got a seat. Anyone that came in after that time would have struggled to get a seat. Strike did not come on until late and were on for no more than 2 minutes. Then we queued for over 1 hour (some people 2 hours) to get their autograph only to be told at the front of the queue that they would only autograph their own posters at a cost of £4.00. For this reason I would not visit Butlins just for the purpose of seeing one of the "stars" as it does bump the price up and there is no guarantee you will get to see them anyway.
HOWEVER, the rest of Butlins we found with a 7 year old and a 1 year old to be brilliant. There was a lot of things you had to pay for but the key is to make use of everything that is free and don't be drawn in to paying for things. Some parents just need to learn to say no without their child having a tantrum instead of moaning about the amount of money they spent. JUST SAY NO.
Not sure how different our holiday would have been if we had girls but for boys with football and all the sport it was brilliant and would recommend it especially for boys who enjoy sport.
We found to the food to be fine. We did not expect "fine dining" so we were not disappointed. The food was perfectly reasonable and even though we went on one of the busiest weeks of the year (August bank holiday) we very rarely had to queue for food other than 1 or 2 indecisive people and always got a table no problem.
We found everywhere to be clean and tidy and our room was based at the far end by the fairground but it was not noisy or anything. No idea about the other end as we did not venture down that way.
We paid £850.00 for a week which was quite expensive considering we paid for entertainment we didn't bother going to see after our experience with Strike but we just made use of the other areas where you did not have to queue and had a perfectly enjoyable holiday.
We had a lovely silver apartment which was nice and clean however I understand they are not all like that and it would have spoilt our holiday had we not had such a clean room.
We went to see "Strike" as my little boy loves them and we had to queue from 5 - 6 p.m. just to get in and just about got a seat. Anyone that came in after that time would have struggled to get a seat. Strike did not come on until late and were on for no more than 2 minutes. Then we queued for over 1 hour (some people 2 hours) to get their autograph only to be told at the front of the queue that they would only autograph their own posters at a cost of £4.00. For this reason I would not visit Butlins just for the purpose of seeing one of the "stars" as it does bump the price up and there is no guarantee you will get to see them anyway.
HOWEVER, the rest of Butlins we found with a 7 year old and a 1 year old to be brilliant. There was a lot of things you had to pay for but the key is to make use of everything that is free and don't be drawn in to paying for things. Some parents just need to learn to say no without their child having a tantrum instead of moaning about the amount of money they spent. JUST SAY NO.
Not sure how different our holiday would have been if we had girls but for boys with football and all the sport it was brilliant and would recommend it especially for boys who enjoy sport.
We found to the food to be fine. We did not expect "fine dining" so we were not disappointed. The food was perfectly reasonable and even though we went on one of the busiest weeks of the year (August bank holiday) we very rarely had to queue for food other than 1 or 2 indecisive people and always got a table no problem.
We found everywhere to be clean and tidy and our room was based at the far end by the fairground but it was not noisy or anything. No idea about the other end as we did not venture down that way.
We paid £850.00 for a week which was quite expensive considering we paid for entertainment we didn't bother going to see after our experience with Strike but we just made use of the other areas where you did not have to queue and had a perfectly enjoyable holiday.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Select
" Absolutely filthy appartment. Mould... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Williams-hadley
Absolutely filthy appartment. Mould on the windows, food still in the oven from the previous guests, thick dust in corners of room and on skirting boards, kettle which hadnt been cleaned for years and virtually black ironing board cover.
Spoilt our one holiday of the year - like going to a very bad council estate. Would not go again and would slate to everyone i speak to.
Spoilt our one holiday of the year - like going to a very bad council estate. Would not go again and would slate to everyone i speak to.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" i have only ever been to butlins... "
Submitted By: Miss T Freeman
i have only ever been to butlins twice and both have been this year and we still have another holiday booked in october!! there is plenty to do for all ages... i went for my 17th birthday with my twin brother and our mam! we already knew a few redcoats from our previous visit.. the food is nice and on my birthday night the restaurant made a cake and decorated our table .. one of our many friends who we met at the the TEEN ZONE!!! happened to have the same birthday as us which was good ..
the teen zone was brilliant we met the redcoats at the zone at 7:30 then we done activities, either went bowling, played pool, played on the wii, went to the circus, played footie and so on and we did this till 9:00 every nite and got the chance to meet some lovely people then after the zone most of us would hang around together and have fun!
all the entertainment was good we saw strike, kate and gin from britains got talent and other shows that were not all based around younger kids..
all in all the holiday was good we had an amazin birthday thanks to the redcoats and our new friends hehe the friends we met are going again the same time and we all keep in contact even with the redcoats
the swimming pool is amazing and huge.!!!
i would deffo recommend any one going to butlins they have all sorts goin on for all ages the place is clean and tidy the staff always happy to help the venues are nice and big and accessable for everyone even disabled people its generally a nice place to be
the teen zone was brilliant we met the redcoats at the zone at 7:30 then we done activities, either went bowling, played pool, played on the wii, went to the circus, played footie and so on and we did this till 9:00 every nite and got the chance to meet some lovely people then after the zone most of us would hang around together and have fun!
all the entertainment was good we saw strike, kate and gin from britains got talent and other shows that were not all based around younger kids..
all in all the holiday was good we had an amazin birthday thanks to the redcoats and our new friends hehe the friends we met are going again the same time and we all keep in contact even with the redcoats
the swimming pool is amazing and huge.!!!
i would deffo recommend any one going to butlins they have all sorts goin on for all ages the place is clean and tidy the staff always happy to help the venues are nice and big and accessable for everyone even disabled people its generally a nice place to be
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" I took my daughters, then 12 & 13... "
Submitted By: Mrs A.M HILL
I took my daughters, then 12 & 13 for "something to do" during half term! The last time I had been to Butlins was when it was the Hi de Hi sort of thing, so I went open minded with sloppy dinners in mind....OMG what a difference!!
We absolutely loved it! We stayed half board in a silver apartment. It was spotless (and I am fussy), everything we needed, TV, comfy beds, although take an extra pillow or u'll be folding the one on your bed into quarters! Everything in the kitchen for lunch making. Take your own food as the shops on site are pretty expensive.
The meal times were fantastic, you could choose what you wanted and how much you wanted...
Entertainment was great although to get into the clubs you have to start queing early which we didn't enjoy. You CAN take in kids soft drinks and snacks (yes you read right).
The swimming is just fun fun fun!
You are allowed out of the resort, there's the nature seal sanctuary on the front.
All in all we had a great time and went back 3 more times after that!!
We absolutely loved it! We stayed half board in a silver apartment. It was spotless (and I am fussy), everything we needed, TV, comfy beds, although take an extra pillow or u'll be folding the one on your bed into quarters! Everything in the kitchen for lunch making. Take your own food as the shops on site are pretty expensive.
The meal times were fantastic, you could choose what you wanted and how much you wanted...
Entertainment was great although to get into the clubs you have to start queing early which we didn't enjoy. You CAN take in kids soft drinks and snacks (yes you read right).
The swimming is just fun fun fun!
You are allowed out of the resort, there's the nature seal sanctuary on the front.
All in all we had a great time and went back 3 more times after that!!
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- Date of Holiday:Feb 2006
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" What a load of crap wil not go again.... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Higgins
What a load of crap wil not go again. I took my daughter to see ray quinn I qued up from 5 o'clock was not on till 10.30! and then he was only on about 17 Min's he seemed to be rushing his songs. Before that we had to put up with a kids show for 2 year olds! Which was not fair as we wanted to see Ray not a dancing cow. It should be on a different venue for younger kids. Butlins is just out to make as much money out of you as possible all the free things stop about 6. So all is you are left to do is go and sit in the pubs which me and my family don't want to do. The beach gate shuts at 7. So you have to get in your car and drive out of the resort which you have payed to stop in yet you are forced out. The Internet cafe was closed all week! The boats were not working in the swimming pool. And the spa was closed! I spent a thousand pound on this holiday. Wish I would have gone aboard now. At least aboard the swimming pool is open till late. The fair was crap they keep treating my 9 year old like a 2 year old and most of the rides were shut and they keep closing at random times in the day for no reasons. We saw more closed signs then entertainment
In all Butlins just wants to rip you off left right and centre they will get as much money out of you as they can and think nothing of it.
In all Butlins just wants to rip you off left right and centre they will get as much money out of you as they can and think nothing of it.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" I really don't know where to begin... "
Submitted By: Miss K Duncan
I really don't know where to begin with this "holiday", the whole thing was a disgrace.
We'd booked a Gold apartment and were excited to see the exclusive gold reception. However, we had to treck from one side of the park to the other just to find it, bags in tow as we were told we could leave them in the reception until check in at 2pm.
When we got there, we were greated by 1 red coat (possibly the only one we seen for the whole week) and an extreamly rude receptionist who informed us we could not infact leave our luggage there and told us to go back all the way to other end of the park and leave our bags with the standard/silver reception. When a member of my Family questioned this, they where pulled to one side, had a brochure shoved infront of them and ordered to find where it said we could leave our luggage in the gold reception, as it MUST have been a miss print. This left the member of my family very embarrassed, distressed and belittled.
The point of a gold reception must be purely for show, as it looks very nice and fancy, but they were no help at all.
When we where allowed in our apartment, we found the so called "gold standard" kitchen work tops crawling with ants. We had to stay out of the apartment while it was sprayed, although this didn't do much to stop them.
The apartment was extreamly basic, fold down metal beds, the type you'd use for camping maybe. Also, there were burn marks in the carpets of one bedroom and the furniture (sofas, ect.) where very uncomfortable.
Well, we decided to looked on the brighter side of things and thought we'll be out and about all of the time, we'll only be sleeping in the apartment.
If only that was the way, everything to do in that place (when you have children with you) closes no later 6pm, even the gates to the beach. It's like being in prison.
And the "fun fair" consists of a few hired out rides in the car park. It was a joke.
Then there are few adult clubs which look very nice but are over run by children going wild.
To top it all off, there was a terrible virus in the water of the camp which nobody had been informed of when we were there, and my whole family including me caught it and had to spend the last days of the holiday in an ant infested apartment with diarrhea and vomiting.
The only thing that makes me rate this holiday at 2 instead of 1 is the fact we booked it whilst there was a half price deal going on.
Never again!
We'd booked a Gold apartment and were excited to see the exclusive gold reception. However, we had to treck from one side of the park to the other just to find it, bags in tow as we were told we could leave them in the reception until check in at 2pm.
When we got there, we were greated by 1 red coat (possibly the only one we seen for the whole week) and an extreamly rude receptionist who informed us we could not infact leave our luggage there and told us to go back all the way to other end of the park and leave our bags with the standard/silver reception. When a member of my Family questioned this, they where pulled to one side, had a brochure shoved infront of them and ordered to find where it said we could leave our luggage in the gold reception, as it MUST have been a miss print. This left the member of my family very embarrassed, distressed and belittled.
The point of a gold reception must be purely for show, as it looks very nice and fancy, but they were no help at all.
When we where allowed in our apartment, we found the so called "gold standard" kitchen work tops crawling with ants. We had to stay out of the apartment while it was sprayed, although this didn't do much to stop them.
The apartment was extreamly basic, fold down metal beds, the type you'd use for camping maybe. Also, there were burn marks in the carpets of one bedroom and the furniture (sofas, ect.) where very uncomfortable.
Well, we decided to looked on the brighter side of things and thought we'll be out and about all of the time, we'll only be sleeping in the apartment.
If only that was the way, everything to do in that place (when you have children with you) closes no later 6pm, even the gates to the beach. It's like being in prison.
And the "fun fair" consists of a few hired out rides in the car park. It was a joke.
Then there are few adult clubs which look very nice but are over run by children going wild.
To top it all off, there was a terrible virus in the water of the camp which nobody had been informed of when we were there, and my whole family including me caught it and had to spend the last days of the holiday in an ant infested apartment with diarrhea and vomiting.
The only thing that makes me rate this holiday at 2 instead of 1 is the fact we booked it whilst there was a half price deal going on.
Never again!
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Well people pay good money for... "
Submitted By: Other P Hunt
Well people pay good money for holidays and should in return get the same but u dont they give u smelly gruby chaltes. sticky carpets rusty old fridge cig burnt carpets moldy bathroom the front door on the chalets where not very good the locks poor the big club if u can get a seat no chance the pool i found green mold on the tiles cracks too the food was a bit cold bland a same food everyday the fair well outdated the crazy golf was 10/10 but the fee is 2.oo per person well parking is to far from chalet carrying cases is ok for the young but not the old frail i will not be going back thank you! 1. clean up 2.make the pool cleaner 3.no more cold food 4. make the parking easy5 overall stop giving hard working dirty smelly rooms to live in 0/0
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" We had a fabulous time at Skegness. I... "
Submitted By: Mrs B Norton
We had a fabulous time at Skegness. I went with my daughter and grandson who is almost 3.There just wasnt time to do everything we wanted to do. We were upgraded to a silver room which was very clean and had all you need, bed, wardrobe, dressing table, tv, tea making facilities. The landscaping was really nice you didnt seem to be overlooked and I never heard any noise at night time which you can sometimes get at other parks. Entertainment was very good it seems to be going on all day and night. We didnt go to evening shows but from the booklet we were given it looked very good. For small children the funfair is good not lots of rides but they are free! also bob the builders yard especially for them.There is even a show there all about recycling. The skyline pavillion is a hive of activity with a puppet castle and a stage where various show etc are put on. The food which we ate at ocean court was good and there was plenty of choice my daughter noted the vegetarian choices as her sister doesnt eat meat and thought she would be well accomadated here. I did notice people queing early for entry into reds and centre stage but during the summer holidays you get this at all places. The staff in all the areas we went to were extreemly polite and all well presented this was very unexpected as at some holiday parks the staff seem very miserable but not here. I was impressed with the guide you are sent before you arrive which is a real help telling you where to check in and times what you need to bring etc. We didnt queue for very long at check in and they polite and helpful. I had thought Butlins was a bit expensive when looking at the brochures but for all the entertainment and fun we had it isnt. I think some people just like complaining and will never be happy wherever they go. I would recommend Butlins especially for little children. We plan to go again with my other children the youngest is 18 and I think he will enjoy it as well.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Went on a sun newspaper holiday
" In a nutshell, this is a great... "
Submitted By: Mrs BJ Smith
In a nutshell, this is a great holiday if you have kids.
We went silver half board for 3 nights and found the rooms to be clean if a little tatty. The carpets need replacing as they are dirty and worn and the furnishings are dated and tired. Still, we didn't go there to sit in the apartment! The beds were clean and the room had everything we needed.
We were assigned 'Ocean Drive' diner for our food. The place is enormous, you would never have to worry about not getting a seat in here. Dinner choices were dishes such as chilli con carne, curry, pasta bake, roast, kids meals (fish fingers, sausages etc), jacket spud, salad bar, hot puddings, cakes, ice cream, tea, coffee, fruit squash. You can go up as many times as you like (and we certainly did!). Breakfast was cereal, grapefruit, yogurt, toast and jam, sausages, eggs, bacon, omlette, beans etc. The cooked breakfast items were not so good. The eggs were mostly inedible. Overall though, food was fine.
There are many facilities on site such as free funfair (a bit limited - not many rides but fun nonetheless), quasar, cinema, fun pool, arcades, snooker hall, bowling, internet cafe. The pool is very good as is the best thing on offer at this site. There is a charge for some of the activities although the prices are reasonable. Evening entertainment was the usual blend of kids character shows, cabaret, bingo etc all of a very high quality.
Didn't try the other food outlets as we were half board but the food looked absolutely fine.
We had an absolute blast at Butlins Skegness and have already booked to go again next year. Highly recommended!
We went silver half board for 3 nights and found the rooms to be clean if a little tatty. The carpets need replacing as they are dirty and worn and the furnishings are dated and tired. Still, we didn't go there to sit in the apartment! The beds were clean and the room had everything we needed.
We were assigned 'Ocean Drive' diner for our food. The place is enormous, you would never have to worry about not getting a seat in here. Dinner choices were dishes such as chilli con carne, curry, pasta bake, roast, kids meals (fish fingers, sausages etc), jacket spud, salad bar, hot puddings, cakes, ice cream, tea, coffee, fruit squash. You can go up as many times as you like (and we certainly did!). Breakfast was cereal, grapefruit, yogurt, toast and jam, sausages, eggs, bacon, omlette, beans etc. The cooked breakfast items were not so good. The eggs were mostly inedible. Overall though, food was fine.
There are many facilities on site such as free funfair (a bit limited - not many rides but fun nonetheless), quasar, cinema, fun pool, arcades, snooker hall, bowling, internet cafe. The pool is very good as is the best thing on offer at this site. There is a charge for some of the activities although the prices are reasonable. Evening entertainment was the usual blend of kids character shows, cabaret, bingo etc all of a very high quality.
Didn't try the other food outlets as we were half board but the food looked absolutely fine.
We had an absolute blast at Butlins Skegness and have already booked to go again next year. Highly recommended!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Butlins
" Went to the Skegness resort in 2005... "
Submitted By: Mr J Crowson
Went to the Skegness resort in 2005 for a 4 night stay and it was OK overall. Decided to go again this year but for 7 nights. We booked a silver self catering apartment again as this was more than adequate for our needs. The only thing that was slightly annoying about the apartment is that there was no freezing facilites in the fridge compartment. We requested housekeeping on the 3rd day and this was carried out along with change of bin liner etc etc....
The restaurant selection is slightly dissapointing and quite expensive..... Wasn't impressed with the service in 'The Sun & Moon' 1st visit we arrived at about 8:45pm and by the time we had got to the bar (there was a queue) we were told we could'nt order any food..... 2nd visit was slightly better although we opted in for the free salad bowl with our meals which meant you could eat as much as you wanted from a carousel.... they cleared all this away after only one helping so had to ask them to bring it all out again......!
Supermarket was quite expensive too so I suggest an out of resort visit to the Morrisons or Tesco supermarkets!
Entertainment was BRILLIANT!!! So much for the kids and adults. Centre stage has a great atmosphere and we especially enjoyed 'The Carl Johns Experience' REDS was our favourite though for pure variety and the very talented REDCOATS!!! The Skyline also has a lot to offer for everyone.
Splash Waterworld is a lot of fun!!! Lots of space for everyone and the slide systems are so much fun!!!
The restaurant selection is slightly dissapointing and quite expensive..... Wasn't impressed with the service in 'The Sun & Moon' 1st visit we arrived at about 8:45pm and by the time we had got to the bar (there was a queue) we were told we could'nt order any food..... 2nd visit was slightly better although we opted in for the free salad bowl with our meals which meant you could eat as much as you wanted from a carousel.... they cleared all this away after only one helping so had to ask them to bring it all out again......!
Supermarket was quite expensive too so I suggest an out of resort visit to the Morrisons or Tesco supermarkets!
Entertainment was BRILLIANT!!! So much for the kids and adults. Centre stage has a great atmosphere and we especially enjoyed 'The Carl Johns Experience' REDS was our favourite though for pure variety and the very talented REDCOATS!!! The Skyline also has a lot to offer for everyone.
Splash Waterworld is a lot of fun!!! Lots of space for everyone and the slide systems are so much fun!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked IndependentlyThrough butlins.co.uk
" Just back from my second trip to... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Munro
Just back from my second trip to Butlins Skegness with my husband and our 3 children aged 6, 3 and 2 and we had a fantastic time.
We stayed in a Gold self-catering apartment. It was clean and well furnished, including leather sofas, flat screen TV and DVD player.
I really couldn't fault anything. There was so much for the kids to do, some of it was included in the price and some wasn't. But less face it, if we stayed in a caravan or cottage we would have spent so much more - especially trying to find things to keep the kids amused. My advice would be to make the most of the free activities and shows etc.
Have read so many bad reviews, but please don't listen to them all. I have stayed in silver accomodation previously and found it to be fine also.
We stayed in a Gold self-catering apartment. It was clean and well furnished, including leather sofas, flat screen TV and DVD player.
I really couldn't fault anything. There was so much for the kids to do, some of it was included in the price and some wasn't. But less face it, if we stayed in a caravan or cottage we would have spent so much more - especially trying to find things to keep the kids amused. My advice would be to make the most of the free activities and shows etc.
Have read so many bad reviews, but please don't listen to them all. I have stayed in silver accomodation previously and found it to be fine also.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Other- Please Specify
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